Fall For My Ex’s Mafia Father

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“So,” I say, actually relaxed, looking at him from beneath half–lidded eyes. “How did a nice boy like you get mixed up in all of this organized crime, anyway? Were you born to it, like me?”

“Nah,” he says, smiling at me indulgently and leaning a Mile

closer as well.

Then, to my surprise and pleasure, he begins to tell me his life

story.

I find myself paying rapt attention to Ivan’s story for the next half hour, sipping on the glass of tequila that the waiter again delivers, savoring the bite and the taste. He’s actually really, really interesting a totally self–made guy, climbing up through the

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ranks with nothing but sheer will, determination, and cleverness.

Despite myself, I’m impressed. Before all of this I had thought 1 liked the kind of prince–charming guys who would politely deliver you a rose and ask you, tentatively, if you’d be interested in being

courted.

But as I listen to Ivan, and let my eyes rove over his muscles and

his tattoos…I wonder, a little, if my tastes are changing.

As I consider it, my mind flashes – unwillingly – to Kent for a moment as well. He doesn’t have any tattoos, I note, or at least,

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none that I can see – but otherwise, these two are pretty similar…

He sees me focus on him at that moment, a slow smile building on his face. He intuits, I think, that I like what

letting him see

my front teeth pressed lightly against the red flesh of my mouth.

story. Pretending that he wasn’t distracted, though

was.

like that. I like that, maybe,

the hell is

words surprise me – and jump in my seat, looking

sun

it’s Daniel standing there – his shirtless form a little sweaty from

I say, sitting up straight – not

react.

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firmly, angrily, grabbing my arm and pulling me up from

3/4

frowning and standing up. “We were just

dragging

quite saying sorry, but, in fact, a little sorry and embarrassed – to be dragged away

against the hand wrapped around my upper arm.

he says, still pissed off. “Do you even know who that

Who you were talking

Ivan,” I say

Ivan?” Daniel repeats, whirling on

around, embarrassed to see that everyone is staring at us.

to respond but Daniel

dad’s greatest enemy? The guy

honestly don’t

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my daughter’s arm, Mr. Lippert,”

I turn my head to see my father standing there, glaring at Daniel with a heavy gaze.